Vulnerability database
Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.
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Dec 10, 2025A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitraCVE-2025-65199 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725High 7.3
A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.
- Product
- Windscribe for Linux Desktop App
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Aug 21, 2024Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.CVE-2024-6141 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comHigh 7.8
Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Windscribe Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23441.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordgithub.comzerodayinitiative.com
Jan 26, 2023This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe.CVE-2022-41141 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comHigh 7.8
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16859.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwindscribe.comzerodayinitiative.com
May 10, 2021In Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation.CVE-2020-22809 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by MITREHigh 7.8
In Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordexploit-db.comexploit-db.com
May 4, 2021All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component.CVE-2020-27518 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by MITREHigh 7.8
All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
May 25, 2018The VPN component in Windscribe 1.81 uses the OpenVPN client for connections.CVE-2018-11479 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by MITREHigh 7.8
The VPN component in Windscribe 1.81 uses the OpenVPN client for connections. Also, it creates a WindScribeService.exe system process that establishes a \\.\pipe\WindscribeService named pipe endpoint that allows the Windscribe VPN process to connect and execute an OpenVPN process or other processes (like taskkill, etc.). There is no validation of the program name before constructing the lpCommandLine argument for a CreateProcess call. An attacker can run any malicious process with SYSTEM privileges through this named pipe.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordpacketstormsecurity.comsqlulz.blogspot.com
May 23, 2018Windscribe 1.81 creates a named pipe with a NULL DACL that allows Everyone users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via \\.\pipe\WindscribeService.CVE-2018-11334 · Other software · Windscribe · reported by MITREHigh 7.8
Windscribe 1.81 creates a named pipe with a NULL DACL that allows Everyone users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via \\.\pipe\WindscribeService.
- Product
- Windscribe
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordgist.github.comexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.
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